Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Don Nottoli


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The result was   speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn when sources were found DGG (talk) 03:59, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

Don Nottoli

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Notability questionable under WP:POLITICIAN. Position on County Board of Supervisors does not confer automatic notability as a legislative position would have, so issue falls on sourcing. In this case, I have been able to turn up three mentions in the Sacramento Bee discussing votes or quotes from him, but I do not feel any of the three sources cover the subject in sufficient detail to meet WP:GNG. A fourth newspaper source covers the death of his father, and I feel it is insufficient to prove notability as well, as the subject of the article is his father, and the coverage of him is only in that context. There are numerous career listings and a few public documents that confirm his position, but no significant biographical coverage was located. I am nominating for AfD with the personal recommendation that the article be deleted. Jo7hs2 (talk) 20:12, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Delete as per above. As well, his reference is an invalid one, which consists of a 404 error. Renaissancee (talk) 22:44, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: Yes, two of the three Sacramento Bee articles resulted in a 404 for me as well. Jo7hs2 (talk) 22:54, 7 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't think that an article producing an error means that the article cannot be used to establish notability. If it's indexed in Google news, the article exists.  And it's a print article--it always exists, even if the web article is later taken down.  Cazort (talk) 00:27, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Strong Keep. In addition to a CRAPLOAD of coverage in the Sacramento Bee:  (769 articles!), he does have coverage in other papers: .  This is way above the threshhold for notability for me.  This little stuff, in my opinion, is what makes Wikipedia such a great resource.  We could have a really stellar article on this guy and his career based on these sources.  If someone wants to make it, then great, if not, then let the stub stay...I see no reason to delete.  Cazort (talk) 00:20, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: WOW! I must have goofed on the Gnews search. I'm reviewing the articles in the Sac Bee and other papers, and will report back in a few minutes, but apparently I missed a bunch. Jo7hs2 (talk) 00:30, 8 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Nomination Withdrawn: Per the sources turned up by Cazort, I am compelled with withdraw my nomination for deletion. No clue how it happened, but I only got three sources when I did a Gnews search, probably spelled the name wrong or something. I believe the sources clearly establish notability. I apologize for my mistake. Jo7hs2 (talk) 00:34, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Living people-related deletion discussions. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 00:09, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
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